NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH MY ENFIELD

Bonanza Joe · 02-19-2008, 03:21 PM

I just bought a No.1 Enfield rifle and in all the pictures I've seen of them they has a brass badge on the butt, yet my rifle has no brass badge. Also the year stamped on the rifle is 1946, I did not know the No. 1 was made that late. The man I bought it from told me it used to have a grenade launcher on it and you see where the wire was wrapped around the stock. It also has a bolt through the stock. Could someone help me ID this gun

ggordon · 02-19-2008, 09:12 PM

No. 1 MkIII rifles originally had a brass regimental disc until the British realized that the disc was giving the Germans strategic information when the rifles were captured.

Sounds like your rifle was rebuilt in '46, not originally made in '46.

timberlord · 02-20-2008, 07:12 AM

India made No1's well into the late '80's , and with your description ( wirewrap , bolt through the stock )it sounds like an Ishapore.

What are the stamps on the receiver ring?

Kodiak32 · 02-22-2008, 11:06 PM

Welcome to G&G, please post any other markings or serial numbers on the rifle.

02-19-2008, 03:21 PM	#1
Bonanza Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH MY ENFIELD I just bought a No.1 Enfield rifle and in all the pictures I've seen of them they has a brass badge on the butt, yet my rifle has no brass badge. Also the year stamped on the rifle is 1946, I did not know the No. 1 was made that late. The man I bought it from told me it used to have a grenade launcher on it and you see where the wire was wrapped around the stock. It also has a bolt through the stock. Could someone help me ID this gun

02-20-2008, 07:12 AM	#3
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 299	India made No1's well into the late '80's , and with your description ( wirewrap , bolt through the stock )it sounds like an Ishapore. What are the stamps on the receiver ring? __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg Last edited by timberlord; 02-20-2008 at 07:14 AM.

02-19-2008, 09:12 PM	#2
ggordon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 85	No. 1 MkIII rifles originally had a brass regimental disc until the British realized that the disc was giving the Germans strategic information when the rifles were captured. Sounds like your rifle was rebuilt in '46, not originally made in '46.

02-22-2008, 11:06 PM	#4
Kodiak32 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 298	Welcome to G&G, please post any other markings or serial numbers on the rifle.